<span style="color: #222222;">A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian and UN officials and reinforce what US diplomats said was the need for a sustainable calm.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Israeli air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip killed 10 people today, while Palestinians fired rockets into Israel.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This week's violence in Gaza and Israel is the worst since 2014.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At least 150 people have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank, and eight in Israel, since the fighting began.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Amr's arrival comes ahead of a UN Security Council meeting tomorrow.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US embassy in Israel said the aim of his trip was to reinforce the need to work toward a sustainable calm.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An estimated 10,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Gaza since Monday because of the conflict, according to the UN.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Israeli officials reported about 200 rocket launches from Gaza overnight, with homes hit in the cities of Ashdod, Beersheba and Sderot.</span><br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | May 15, 2021 5:13 PM
US envoy arrives in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks amid unrest between Israel & Palestinians